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My Funky Valentine: oddities from the playing career of Bobby Valentine

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Andy

As Bobby Valentine prepares to take the reins of the Boston Red Sox, here's a look back at some of the unusual things from his days as a player.In his first season in the big leagues, Valentine scored 3 runs without having a plate appearances. Here are all the players since 1901 to have at least 3 runs scored with no PAs:

Lots of players have finished with more walks than strikeouts, but few did it with as low an OBP as Valentine. Among players with more BB than K since 1960 (and at least 1000 AB) here are those with the lowest OBP: